That Lucy had certainly meant to deceive, to go off with a flourish of malice against him in her message by Thomas, was perfectly clear to Elinor.... David M. Shapards note in The Annotated Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen: Annotated and Edited by David M Shapard says: Lucys malice was principally directed against Edward rather than Elinor. The reason would be her anger that he came to prefer another. She may have thought that making Elinor unhappy would be a way of inflicting harm on Edward, or that Elinors false belief about his marriage would lead her to actions or words that would injure Edward or create difficulties for him. The deception also shows the malice of Robert, who had no cause to hurt Edward or Elinor, for it required him to remain quiet and hidden away in the carriage, a reversal of his normal behavior, and allow Thomas to believe that he was Edward. Lucy Steele = Pure Evil!!!! -Kirk
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 19:00:00 +0000
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